Adam Schiff Says Mueller Should Consider Perjury Charges Against Trump-Russia Witnesses

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.@RepAdamSchiff tells me the Dems on the House intel committee are researching whether they can on their own send witness transcripts to Mueller, if they believe they contain evidence of perjury and obstruction of justice.

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Top Hill Democrat Says Mueller Should Consider Perjury Charges Against Trump-Russia Witnesses
Adam Schiff blasts Devin Nunes for not releasing investigation transcripts.
DAVID CORN JUN. 7, 2018 4:16 PM

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https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2018/06/mueller-schiff-perjury/

On Thursday afternoon, Rep. Adam Schiff (Calif.), the top Democrat on the House intelligence committee, made a dramatic request: He essentially asked special counsel Robert Mueller to consider whether perjury charges should be brought against witnesses who testified to the committee during its Trump-Russia investigation.

Schiff did not convey this request directly to Mueller. Rather, he released a letter he sent on May 23 to Rep. Devin Nunes (R.-Calif), the chairman of the committee, asking that the committee hand over to Mueller the transcripts of all the interviews it conducted during the probe. Nearly all of those interviews were conducted privately, without the transcripts being made public. Nunes shut down the committee’s investigation in March.

“These materials may be important to Mr. Mueller’s investigation, and shed additional light on the issues of collusion and obstruction of justice,” Schiff wrote to Nunes. “I also have concerns that certain witnesses may have testified untruthfully before our committee, and believe that Mr. Mueller should consider whether perjury charges are warranted in light of the additional evidence in his possession.”

In the letter, Schiff noted that Rep. Mike Conaway (Texas), who led the Russia investigation for the committee’s Republicans, and other GOPers on the panel had repeatedly promised to make these transcripts public at the end of the inquiry. But, Schiff wrote, they have “abandoned this pledge under the unsupported pretext of protecting the Special Counsel’s investigation.” Schiff reported that he has asked Mueller if he has any objections to the committee releasing the transcripts and that Mueller has none.

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1. Be Nike

Just do it.

[BigmanPigman]

2. Go Schiff go!

I can imagine how frustrating it must have been dealing with Nunes this whole time. It is amazing that both reps come from the same state and both won the majority of votes in this week's CA primary. CA is a real mixed bag (of nuts in Nunes's case).

[skylucy]

3. YES!